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Kebnekaise J-13

July 19

20H33

This morning our participants woke up late (because it never gets dark, we have lost all notion of time), so we didn’t get away on our hike until 11 am: 22 km along a trail around the lake. Everyone was in excellent spirits this morning as, for once, it wasn’t raining!

Known as the “Royal Way”, the trail we followed is one of Sweden’s most famous long-distance footpaths, which stretches for a total of 500 km. The small ferry that crosses the lake allowed some of our teams to shorten the hike and admire the snowy peaks of the Kebnekaise.

Before heading back to the Nikkaluokta campsite (another 6 km of walking), we were able to take a break and recover our strength over a restorative cup of coffee and hot waffles at the mountain hut where we had spent the previous night. This hut, currently run by Andreas, is truly a family affair: the same family have welcomed hardy hikers for five generations. And if you think you might like to go there in a few years time, don’t worry, the succession is already assured – Andreas has just become a father.

Not all the participants did the hike; some went for a stroll around Kiruna; others rested at the campsite and Jean-Pierre managed to catch a decent-sized pike in the lake!